Cate’s redemption, Matildas’ heartbreak
A roundup of what went down on day 7 in Rio: Cate Campbell returns to form, agony for the Matildas, Dane Bird-Smith takes race walking bronze — then sees his dad hauled off by the cops …
Cycling
World record denies Aussies pursuit gold
THE Aussie men’s team pursuit have grabbed a silver medal as Great Britain broke the world record to win gold in a thrilling final in Rio.
Australia’s cruel silver fortune
THE Australian men’s team pursuit squad went under world record time. In a cruel twist of fate, it was not enough to win gold on the Rio track.
From foe to fan: Pendleton backs Meares
ANNA Meares’ friendly rival Victoria Pendleton believes the Australian champion has the hunger and experience to win another Olympic gold medal in Rio.
Meares and Morton put pedal to the medal
ANNA Meares, the greatest female track cyclist in history, and Steph Morton, a Paralympic gold medallist on Olympic debut, open their Rio campaigns Saturday.
Why wasn’t this woman banned?
THE Olympic time trial has been engulfed in controversy after Russian cyclist Olga Zabelinskaya won a silver medal despite breaching the IOC’s initial criteria to compete in Rio.
Dennis cruelly denied in time trial
AUSTRALIA’S Rohan Dennis has been denied an Olympic time trial medal by a superstar field and a cruel mechanical problem in Rio.
Battered and bruised Aussies back on track
AUSTRALIA’S women’s team pursuit squad has courageously returned to the velodrome in Rio for training less than 24 hours after their horror crash.
Sevens heaven, hopes sunk in pool
A round up of what went down on day 3 in Rio: our women’s rugby sevens team win their gold medal match with the Kiwis, but medal hopes fall short in the pool …
Aussie cyclist in hospital after track crash
AUSSIE track cyclist Melissa Hoskins has been taken to hospital after the women’s team pursuit squad crashed at training in Rio, three days out from competition.
Olympic daily wrap: Aussies strike gold and go top!
A one stop round up of what went down on day 1 of the Games: Aussie medals in the pool and shooting range, a NSFW injury and robbers who messed with the wrong guys …
Cyclist Clarke the last man standing
SIMON Clarke was the last man into the Australian road cycling team and remarkably ended up being the only team member who finished yesterday’s Olympic road race.
Road rage: ‘Let’s just pack up and go home’
AUSTRALIA’S Olympic cycling coaches have taken extra steps to keep riders safe in Rio but the state of the course itself is completely out of their control.
Inspiring Meares brings the tears
AUSTRALIAN team captain Anna Meares admitted she couldn’t hold back tears as she told her teammates they would not be failures representing their country in Rio.
Elvin believes GB cyclist is clean
AUSTRALIAN cyclist Gracie Elvin believes current world champion Lizzie Armitstead is clean and deserves to race in Rio after successfully appealing a two-year ban.
Meares enjoying being in winners’ circle
FLAGBEARER Anna Meares has promised to try to stop and smell the roses in Rio just as she has in her preparation.
Bowden: I can do the job
HE’LL be locking horns with a Tour de France winner in an unfamiliar discipline but mountain biker Scott Bowden is confident he’ll hold his own in the 241km road race.
Edmondson out to prove a point in Rio
TRACK cyclist Alex Edmondson was only 17 and on his first trip away with the national team when he fell victim to an Anna Meares prank.
Bruce’s 50 must-see Rio moments
WORRIED you might miss the Rio Olympic moments we’ll be talking about for years? Fear not, Channel 7’s Bruce McAvaney is here to mark your card …
Broken Gerrans still a team player
INJURED Australian cyclist Simon Gerrans has travelled to Spain to address staff and riders who would have been his teammates at the Rio Olympics.
Cycling looks to athletics for lead in doping fight
THE Australian vice-president of world cycling will use information from athletics in helping to decide if Russian cyclists will be banned from Rio.
Meares, video have cyclists ready to roll
AUSTRALIA’S track cyclists will finally get their first real look at the new velodrome in Rio on Thursday after studying GoPro footage of the track from their LA training camp.
Dennis’ national pride more than skin deep
AUSTRALIAN cyclist Rohan Dennis has our coat of arms and a pitbull inked on his body. Proud, hungry, passionate and determined: they sum him up perfectly.
Aussies ‘obsessed’ with Great Britain: Wiggins
THE mind games in track cycling’s biggest rivalry have been reignited with Bradley Wiggins claiming Australia’s team pursuit squad is “obsessed” with Great Britain.
Rio 2016 ultimate guide: Cycling
CYCLING is a traditionally a source of Olympic strength for Australia and the nation will again be strongly represented across all events in Rio.
Clarke expecting the unexpected in Rio
SIMON Clarke has warned riders to expect chaos in the men’s road race at the Rio Olympics after earning an 11th-hour call up to make his Games debut.
Simon Clarke called up for Rio
VICTORIAN all-rounder Simon Clarke has been added to Australia’s cycling team for the Rio Olympics as a late replacement for the injured Simon Gerrans.
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Our 409 Rio athletes deserve the spotlight
I’M done with the bad energy. Let’s leave Russia, Kitty Chiller, Zika and crime at the Rio door and focus on what the Olympics is really about – the athletes.
Jack climbs hills in search for gold
EVERY gruelling pedal stroke of the Giro d’Italia in May, Jack Bobridge was thinking of one thing — Olympic gold on the track in Rio.
The Coffee Ride #114, with Reece Homfray
ROHAN Dennis says he will spend the next fortnight “living on my time trial bike” after leaving the Tour de France to prepare for the Rio Olympics overnight.
Spratt attack bodes well for Rio
RIO-bound road rider Amanda Spratt has produced a confidence-boosting ride ahead of the Games to take her first victory of the Thüringen Rundfahrt race in Germany.
Opals star talks about depression battle
BASKETBALL star Liz Cambage has spoken out about her fight with mental illness after the Opals Olympic squad member battled depression mid-last year.
New Rio nightmare for our biggest stars
HERE’S a sneak peek at where Aussie athletes will be forced to sleep at the Rio Olympics, and it is making our biggest stars more than a little bit nervous.
Gerrans out, Rio hopes now rest on Richie
AUSTRALIA is poised to back Richie Porte as its outright leader for the road race at the Rio Olympics after Simon Gerrans was forced to withdraw due to a broken collarbone which ended his Tour de France.
Gerrans in doubt for Rio after TdF fall
SIMON Gerrans is facing a race against time to be fit for the Rio Olympics road race after breaking his collarbone in last night’s chaotic stage of the Tour de France.
Women’s road race cycling team for Rio named
AUSTRALIA’S professional women’s cycling team Orica-AIS has produced the four female road riders who will compete in next month’s Rio Olympics.
Aussies march out of opening ceremony
AS few as one in three Australian Olympic athletes will march behind golden girl Anna Meares at next month’s Rio opening ceremony.
Sprint prodigy’s horrific injuries
YOUNG cycling star Courtney Field has had surgery after a nasty fall involving Australia’s Olympic flag-bearer Anna Meares left her with pieces of the track embedded in her leg.
Meares athletes’ leader and people’s champion
ANNA Meares — Australia’s flagbearer at the Rio Olympics — is loved by athletes and fans alike for her cycling exploits. But the woman behind the champion is every bit as impressive, says Reece Homfray.
Tour de France fun fact guide
HOW far do they ride, how fast can they go and for how much cash do they compete? All the answers uin out fun fact guide to the TDF.
Australia’s perfect flag-bearer for Rio announced
AUSTRALIA’S flag-bearer for the Rio Olympics opening ceremony has been announced, signalling a fightback from our 2012 disaster.
Wheels in motion for Rio redemption
AUSTRALIA has set itself a target of winning five to seven medals in Rio next month, and up to three gold, after yesterday announcing the team it hopes will lead it to Olympic redemption.
Meares bigger, stronger than ever
ANNA Meares is 32 and inching closer to a fourth and likely final Olympics in Rio but is still setting PBs in the gym almost every week which is as exciting for her as it is scary for her rivals.
Morton speeds up for Rio selection
She’s been to a Paralympics as a pilot. Now Stephanie Morton is doing everything possible to ride at the Rio Olympics.
Rio Olympics a lifetime in the making for Decker
ONE of Tim Decker’s earliest lessons in cycling and in life came when he was 15 and would ration himself just one bread roll a day for lunch at Horsham Tech School.
CA takes $1m gamble on Rio gold
CYCLING Australia has invested more than $1m and hired a motorsport engineer to forensically examine its track bike and athletes to find every millisecond it hopes will make a difference at the Rio Olympics.
Kelly peddles Perkins’ Rio prospects
MELBOURNE-BORN cycling star Shane Perkins should be picked in the national team for the Rio Olympics, one of the sports greats says.
Why perfect Rio prep has Modra worried
KIERAN Modra has never had a smoother preparation for a Paralympic Games but the flawless lead-in has the seven-time Paralympian concerned.
Silver lining for BMX star Buchanan
AUSTRALIAN Rio Olympic gold hopeful Caroline Buchanan’s unbeaten World Cup run has been ended by a determined Dutch rider on a mission to excel on home turf.
Short and sweet: Supermum Rio bound
A SUPERMUM is heading to Rio, Turia Pitt goes the distance and surfer Steph Gilmore’s new passion. All in this week’s SHORT AND SWEET.
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